As people queued up in the wind and rain on a drizzly March morning, takeaway cups of chilli were being prepared.
The Soup Kitchen in Southport sees as many as 60 people turn up in the hope of getting their hands on warm food, from those who suffer from addiction to people who are simply living with the burden of the cost of living crisis, the community service is there for those who need it.
Marie, the manager of the kitchen, showed the ECHO around the tight building and basement, with the 62-year-old spending hours of her week organising food donations and bags for people to take away. Buried away in the basement sit bags and trays of food, although admittedly depleted.
